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CVE-2000-0703 Details

Description

suidperl (aka sperl) does not properly cleanse the escape sequence "~!" before calling /bin/mail to send an error report, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the "interactive" environmental variable and calling suidperl with a filename that contains the escape sequence.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0022.html CVEExploitVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0086.html CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0113.html CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0153.html CVE
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-026.0.txt CVEPatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
larry wall perl
5.4.5
5.5
5.5.3
5.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0703
NVD Published Date:
Oct 20, 2000
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-0703 Details - Not Deferred